Posted by Joe Cimoch on Monday, October 18, 2004 at 5:02PM :
I'm looking for any info or drawings on Pilot Ray steerable lights.
In the mid-1920's, the "Pilot Ray" headlight system was invented, being a
mechanical linkage between the headlights and the steering system, allowing
headlights to be turned with the front wheels (not a bad idea in the days of
twisting rural roads), but not all states permitted the primary headlights to
be movable, so Pilot Ray became an auxilliary driving light setup, those
smaller headlights seen on luxury cars, mounted low on the frame horns or
bumper brackets. I've seen these on old Packards, but can't locate any info about the Pilot Ray mechanism on the 'net.
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